a. (sb.) [SUB- 1 b, 11, 20 d.] Situated under or near the tail; not quite or almost caudal. b. sb. A subcaudal part; esp. a subcaudal plate in a serpent.

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1777.  Pennant, Brit. Zool., IV. 16. The sub-caudal fins.

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1841.  Penny Cycl., XIX. 404/2. All serpents which have abdominal scuta and subcaudal scales.

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1877.  Coues, Fur-Bearing Anim., i. 16. In the Badgers … a particular subcaudal pouch … which produces a peculiar liquid.

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1899.  Proc. Zool. Soc., 671. The anterior subcaudals are parplish grey.

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